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Senator Tartaglione to Host Annual Disability Employment Awareness Day at Pennsylvania Capitol
HARRISBURG, PA, October 20, 2017– Pennsylvania Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione will welcome the community to the historic State Capitol Rotunda on Monday, Oct. 23, to learn about a multitude of resources available to persons with disabilities. Senator Tartaglione’s annual Disability Employment Awareness Day will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and feature dozens of organizations that offer a wide array of products and services ranging from accessibility tools and service dogs to simulation devices that will allow visitors to experience briefly the daily challenges faced by people with physical disabilities.
Senator Tartaglione, Rep. Dawkins Facilitate Sexual Violence Prevention Conversation in Wissinoming
Philadelphia – October 20, 2017 – Pennsylvania Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione partnered with Rep. Jason Dawkins and the Philadelphia-based Women Organized Against Rape on Thursday evening to facilitate a vital and timely discussion about sexual violence...
Senator Tartaglione joined Comcast’s Internet Essentials Program which Promotes Internet Safety for Seniors, Parents, and Children
Senator Tartaglione Senior Expo in Mayfair Philadelphia
Tartaglione Resolution Urges Emergency Assistance for Puerto Rico
Harrisburg – October 3, 2017 – A Senate resolution urging the President and Congress to make emergency financial assistance available for Puerto Rico as it seeks to recover from the devastation wrought by Hurricane Maria was introduced today by state Sen. Christine M....
Senator Tartaglione Remarks on Hispanic Heritage Month
Senator Tartaglione Remarks on National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month
Sen. Tartaglione’s Picnic in Norris Square Park Brings Community Together
Harrisburg – August 4, 2017 – State Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione’s (D-Philadelphia) community picnic held on Thursday in Norris Square Park was a resounding success with hundreds attending and more than 500 backpacks handed out to school students, Tartaglione said.
Tartaglione Says Revenue Package that includes AVI Fix Helps Philadelphia, Provides Fiscal Stability
School Code Changes Will Hurt Teachers Harrisburg – July 27, 2017 – State Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione (D-Philadelphia) said today that the bipartisan revenue package adopted by the state Senate would fix the Actual Value Initiative (AVI) for Philadelphia and is a...
Senator Tartaglione remarks from the Trade Unions Apprentice Day Rally
Sen. Christine Tartaglione Raise the Wage Rally :: June 28, 2017
Senate Joint Hearing on the Proposed Agency Consolidation of the Departments of Health, Human Services, Aging, and Drug & Alcohol Programs
Tartaglione: U.C. Temporary Funding Fix Approved by Governor
Harrisburg – April 25, 2017 – A $15 million transfer to temporarily aid the processing of unemployment compensation claims, remove backlogs and result in the hiring of 200 workers laid off last year was signed into law as Act 1 yesterday afternoon by Gov. Tom Wolf,...
Tartaglione: Senate Legislation Assails Women and Working Families
Harrisburg – February 8, 2017 – State Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione (D-Philadelphia) issued the following statement harshly critical of the passage of legislation that assails the rights of women and working families.
Tartaglione said there were a number of anti-women and anti-worker measures adopted by the Senate.
Job Training, Minimum Wage Boost, Education Key Parts of Budget Proposal, Tartaglione says
Harrisburg – February 7, 2017 – Senate Democratic Labor and Industry chair Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione (D-Philadelphia) offered comments about the proposed $32.3 billion 2017-18 Fiscal Year budget that Gov. Tom Wolf unveiled today before a joint session of the...
Tartaglione to Introduce Minimum Wage Increase Legislation
Harrisburg – February 3, 2017 – State Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione (D-Phila.) today announced that she will introduce legislation to incrementally raise the minimum wage to $15 by 2021. “An increase in the minimum wage is justified morally and makes sense...
Tartaglione: Treasury Unveils New PA ABLE Savings Account Program Website
Harrisburg – January 18, 2017 – A new website administered by the Pennsylvania Treasury will provide access to information about savings accounts designed to aid individuals with disabilities and their families, state Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione (D-Philadelphia)...
Tartaglione: Contract Awarded to Improve Traffic Flow on Allegheny Avenue
Harrisburg – December 22, 2016 – A $6.3 million contract to improve traffic flow on a section of Allegheny Avenue between Ridge Avenue and Tulip Street in Philadelphia has been awarded by the state Department of Transportation, state Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione...
Transit Worker Protection Now! General Assembly Dawdles, Workers Assaulted
Op-ed by Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione
For transit workers, the news hasn’t changed much and it certainly hasn’t gotten better. It’s the same story, year after year: “SEPTA bus driver taken to hospital after men throw liquid on her,” “Man charged with assault in punching, beating of SEPTA bus driver,” “Bus driver shooting sparks calls for safety.”
Senator Vincent Hughes & Senator Christine Tartaglione Call for Pennsylvania Senate to Reconvene to Extend Funding for Labor & Industry Service Call Centers
Harrisburg – November 18th, 2016 – Senators Vincent Hughes and Christine Tartaglione issued the following statements on the failure of the Pennsylvania Senate to extend funding for Labor & Industry service call centers: Senator Hughes: “I am outraged by the...